Industrial Designer 1 Job at Garmin, Olathe, KS

  • Garmin
  • Olathe, KS

Job Description

Industrial Designer

We are seeking a full-time Industrial Designer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The Industrial Design team's mission is to create compelling product designs that fuse aesthetics, usability, and technology. You will be part of a global team creating designs for cycling computers, outdoor handhelds, dash cams, marine radars, as well as a growing range of wearables for wellness, running, outdoor, golf, kids, and scuba diving. As an Industrial Designer, you will collaborate closely with engineering and leadership partners to create innovative products for the Outdoor, Fitness, and Marine markets. You will experience a wide variety of projects within a dynamic and collaborative environment and participate in the Garmin design process giving designers the opportunity to contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial sketches and refinement to prototyping and mass production.

Essential Functions

  • Explore a wide variety of compelling design options for Garmin's consumer product markets
  • Understand and apply future trends in design, technology, and materials
  • Create 3D models using Solidworks and OnShape for product development and prototyping
  • Communicate concepts and ideas through verbal, visual, and written means
  • Understand needs and desires of our customers
  • Collaborate with design, engineering, marketing, and management teams to translate project goals into relevant design solutions
  • Work with a team of prototype specialists to create in-house appearance models

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
  • Must demonstrate knowledge, education, experience and/or training necessary to use tools such as SolidWorks, OnShape, Keyshot, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Procreate, and Sketchbook Pro
  • Excellent hand sketching skills
  • Ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (forms, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
  • Courage to explore new ideas

Desired Qualifications

  • Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability. This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits

Job Tags

Full time

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